| Title: | Head Baseball Coach |
| Phone: | 207-741-5627 |
| Email: | nlops@smccme.edu |
Nic Lops begins his third season as Head Baseball Coach. As manager, Lops has achieved a 46-28 overall mark, leading the Seawolves to a 15-2 Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) resume and back-to-back conference titles (2022, 2023). Lops was named YSCC Coach of the Year in both of his first two seasons, and earned an at-large bid to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Small College World Series in 2022. He has coached one player to two All-American selections, and nine others to 13 Academic All-American selections.
Prior to SMCC, Lops held the role of Hitting Coach and Assistant at his alma mater Saint Joseph’s College of Maine for three seasons. A four-year starter as a catcher and infielder for Coach Sanborn and the Monks, Lops graduated with both his Bachelor of Arts in English (2015) and Master of Science in Education (2016).
Following his college career, Lops played one summer of Independent Professional Baseball with the Watertown Bucks before he landed at Daniel Webster College as Assistant Baseball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. In addition, Lops gained administrative experience working as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Activities at Cheverus High School for the 2017-18 academic year.
In addition to his duties with SMCC, Lops will continue to serve as an Education Technician at Cape Elizabeth High School and as the Head Coach of the Sanford Mainers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)- ranked the number two summer baseball league in the nation. Lops was awarded NECBL Manager of the Year in 2022.
Born and raised in South Portland, Lops expressed, “I am honored to take over as the next Head Baseball Coach at Southern Maine Community College. Being a college head coach has always been a dream of mine. I am looking forward to leading a group of young men with our main goal being to exemplify the highest level of character in the classroom, the community, and on the baseball field.”
Lops resides in South Portland with his wife Cyrena and son Landon.
(Updated July 2023)
